alternate theory

collocation in English

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alternate
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɒlˈtɜː.nət/us
/ˈɑːl.tɝː.nət/
with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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In thealternatetheory, the changes in the representation are compensated for by corresponding changes in the process.
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Hence, we have recently proposed analternatetheoryto mitigate this problem.
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Thealternatetheoryon the origin of meiosis is that meiosis evolved from mitosis.
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Analternatetheorywas posited in the 1960s, when scientists conducted experiments in a search for molecules responsible for memory.
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In addition, analternatetheoryhas been proposed called the folk conceptual theory.
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However, analternatetheoryis that it is a galliform, perhaps a quercymegapodiid.
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As long as the flight remains under investigation, alternate theories of varying credibility are expected.
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This was true even when alternate theories had a greater explanatory power in relation to a historian's reading of source material.
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On a commonly accepted repeatability principle, these alternate theories have never been observed and continue to not be observed.
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Alternate theories for the creation of surface gullies and channels include wind erosion, liquid carbon dioxide, and liquid methane.
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However, some variations and alternate theories have also been proposed.
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This was a signal case which brought into sharp distinction the alternate theories of trespass and trover.
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Others have put forth alternate theories to explain the lengthy editorial process and two different commissions.
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However, he was all too willing to adopt alternate theories to explain experiments that were beset with interactions and multifactorial cause systems.
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There are alternate theories which attempt to assign him a reign of up to 35 years, which is the absolute maximum length he could have reigned.
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